Germany & the Alps - EF Tours

Lucerne
The majestic Swiss Alps rise behind the shores of
Lake Lucerne and provide a stunning backdrop to
one of Switzerland’s most picturesque cities. You’ll
see the moving Lion Monument, a sandstone statue
commemorating the Swiss Guards slain in the 1792
Paris storming of the Tuileries. Follow Lucerne’s
winding cobbled streets past fairy-tale houses to
the Chapel Bridge. Stroll along this covered bridge,
which dates back to medieval days, and admire the
colorful murals overhead. You’ll have the option to join
an excursion that takes you up Mount Pilatus. There,
you’ll be rewarded with spectacular panoramic views
of Lucerne.
Old Bridge
Heidelberg, Germany
Munich
Experience Munich, from the medieval to the modern.
Your sightseeing tour will take you past the Olympic
Stadium, BMW headquarters, the fashionable
Schwabing district and the Residenz, former home
of the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria. Visit Dachau,
a WWII Nazi concentration camp built in 1933 and
liberated by the Allies in 1945. It now serves as a
memorial museum. A walking tour will take you
through the heart of Munich, where medieval trade
routes once intersected. In Marienplatz, see the neo-
Gothic New City Hall with its famous Glockenspiel.
Then continue past the famous Hofbräuhaus, once
the royal brewery of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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Chapel Bridge
Lucerne, Switzerland
Heidelberg
The picturesque Alte Brücke, or Old Bridge,
crosses into the heart of Heidelberg, a city set in
the lush green foothills of the Neckar Valley. On your
sightseeing tour, travel along medieval streets lined
with peaked red roofs. Numerous Nobel Prize winners
and philosophers studied here and established
Heidelberg as Germany’s premier university city.
Take a funicular up to Heidelberg Castle, and see the
stunning views that inspired Goethe (in the gardens
you’ll find a statue dedicated to the poet). Stand
beside the famous enormous wine barrel—it’s so
large that a dance floor was once built on top of it for
visitors’ amusement!
Frauenkirche Cathedral
Munich, Germany